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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Higashi-Osaka, JP;
Kazuyo Kobayashi, Higashi-Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
House Foods Corporation, Higashi-Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426446 ; 426448 ; 426523 ; 426808 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing a snack food comprises the steps of subjecting dough for snack foods to a puffing treatment through hot-air drying and then incorporating, into the puffed snack dough, oils and fats having a saturated fatty acid content of not more than 40% and an unsaturated fatty acid content of not less than 50%, as an oil and fat component. The method permits the preparation of a snack food that makes it possible to provide the smooth and easy melting ability of the oil and fat component in the mouth, which has light taste and texture and leaves a pleasant aftertaste.